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We are talking about a pattern of persecution through out history here for Christians who are non violent....

Ah yes. The Thirty Years War. That most peaceful of all wars. A mere 50% of the population was killed in some parts of Europe.
 
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Why would those two things be mutually exclusive?

The Bible doesn't teach that atoms are made up of little particles. Do you reject that theory too?

Think. Even our own language is with meaning taken from the Bible. The word "atom" is derivative of the name "Adam."

In fact, click on the spoiler button below to see more words in English and their connection to the Bible.

All languages and the use of most of their written or spoken words has a connection to the Bible in some way. For the English word "good" is a derivative of the word "god". The word "evil" spelled backwards says "live". The word "flesh" is called "self" spelled backwards without the "h". The word "tentative" means provisional; Which is a derivative of the word "tent". For a tent is a temporary or provisional dwelling place that was used by many of the early men of faith. Anyways, catch phrases that are commonly used in our every day language are from the Bible, such as:

1. "A Law unto themselves" (Romans 2:14),
2. "A drop in a bucket" (Isaiah 40:15),
3. "A leopard cannot change it's spots" (Jeremiah 13:23),
4. "I have escaped by the skin of my teeth" (Job 19:20).

There is also...
  • a thorn in the side' ...............Judges 2:3
  • 'a hair's breadth' .............. Judges 20:16
  • 'bring the house down' ...............Judges 16:25-31
  • 'make your ears tingle' ...............1 Samuel 3:11; 2 Kings 21:12; Jeremiah 19:3
  • 'to put words in one's mouth' ...............2 Samuel 14:3
  • 'in God we trust' .............. (used on American money, how ironic) 2 Kings 18:22; Isaiah 36:7; 1 Timothy 4:10
  • 'put your house in order' ...............2 Kings 20:1; Isaiah 38:10
  • 'peace and quiet' ...............1 Chronicles 22:9
  • 'single minded' ...............2 Chronicles 30:12
  • you reap what you sow' ............... Job 4:8; Hosea 10:13; Galatians 6:7-8
  • 'make your hair stand on end' ...............Job 4:15
  • 'skin and bone' ...............Job 19:20
  • 'as old as the hills' ................Job 15:7
  • 'don't fret' ............... Psalms 37:1, Psalms 7 and Psalms 8
  • 'you raise me up' .............. (very popular gospel song) Psalms 41:10
  • 'you can't take it with you' ............... Psalms 49:16-17
  • 'right hand man' ...............Psalms 80:17
  • your in deep water' ...............Proverbs 20:5
  • 'don't take a dog by the ears' ...............Proverbs 26:17
  • 'the good old days' ...............Ecclesiastes 7:10-11
  • 'a fly in the ointment' ............... Ecclesiastes 10:1
  • 'a little bird told me' ...............Ecclesiastes 10:20
  • 'no rest for the wicked' ............... Isaiah 57:20-21
  • 'rise and shine' ...............Isaiah 60:1
  • 'long live the king' ...............Daniel 2:2, Daniel 3:9, Daniel 5:10. Daniel 6:21
  • 'the writing's on the wall' ............... Daniel 5:5
  • 'the bitter end' ...............Amos 8:10
  • 'turn the other cheek' ............... Matthew 5:39; Luke 6:29
  • 'go the extra mile' ............... Matthew 5:41
  • 'sounding your own trumpet' ............... Matthew 6:2
  • 'strait and narrow' ............... Matthew 7:13-14
  • 'wolves in sheep's clothing' ............... Matthew 7:15
  • 'the blind leading the blind' ............... Matthew 15:14
  • 'do as I say, not as I do' ...............Matthew 23:3
  • 'live by the sword, die by the sword' ............... Matthew 26:52
  • 'blood money' ...............Matthew 27:6
  • 'baptism of fire' ...............(1943 documentary film) Luke 3:16
  • 'good Samaritan' ............... Luke 10:25-37
  • 'divided we fall' ...............(2000 film) Luke 11:17
  • 'a cross you have to bear' ............... Luke 14:27
  • 'the prodigal son' ...............(1981 film, 2012 novel) Luke 15:11-32
  • 'don't judge by appearances' ............... John 7:24; 2 Corinthians 10:7
  • 'doubting Thomas' ...............John 20:24-25
  • 'God willing' ...............Acts 18:21 (NKJV); 1 Corinthians 4:19; James 4:15
  • 'risk your neck' ............... Romans 16:4
  • 'fall from grace' ............... (1990 and 1992 film titles) Galatians 5:4
  • mind your own business' ............... 1 Thessalonians 4:11
  • 'old wive's tale' ...............1 Timothy 4:7
  • 'crystal clear' ...............Revelation 21:11

There is also...

Cast the First Stone
from John 8:7, “And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry from Ecclesiastes 8:15, “because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.”

Eye for Eye, Tooth for tooth
from Matthew 5:38, “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.”

For Everything there is a Season
from Ecclesiastes 3. Ecclesiastes 3 is also the motivation for the song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” by the Byrds.

The Powers that Be
from Romans 13:11 (KJV), “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”

The Root of the Matter
from Job 19:28 (KJV), “But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the Root of the matter is found in me?”

Scapegoat
from the Old Testament Law (Leviticus 16:9-10 specifically) where a goat is chosen by lot to be sent into the desert to make atonement for sin.

See eye to eye
from Isaiah 52:8 (KJV), “Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.”

Sign of the times
from Matthew 16:3 (KJV), “And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”

Straight and Narrow
from Matthew 7:14, “But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”

Twinkling of an Eye
from 1 Corinthians 15:52, “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”

There’s nothing new under the sun
from the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 1:9 (KJV) says, “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”

Weighed in the balance from Job 31:6, “Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.”

What God has joined together let no man put asunder
from Matthew 19:6 in Miles Covedale’s translation of the Bible which says, “Now are they not twayne then, but one flesh. Let not man therfore put a sunder, yt which God hath coupled together.”

Source:
37 Common English Sayings (From the Bible) | Unlocking the Bible

For even the writing of the Chinese language is tied to the Bible...

http://students.washington.edu/cbsf/cool/Chinese.swf

So even the words we speak in English come from God's Word.

As for Science: The Bible is not against Science. It is teaches certain truths of our universe. These truths point to a Creator God.


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Ah yes. The Thirty Years War. That most peaceful of all wars. A mere 50% of the population was killed in some parts of Europe.

Please take note that I referred to Christians throughout history who were pacificists as the New Testament teaches.


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"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

-Jules Winnfield

Like the Dude, this is not even a real person. So you are dealing in fantasy quotes from fictional characters from movies. I know. I used to quote movies all the time back in the day, too. It was almost like a religion to me because it was something I did all the time. But Jesus set me from the ways of the world and it's thinking. He can do the same for you.


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Like the Dude, this is not even a real person. So you are dealing in fantasy quotes from fictional characters from movies. I know. I used to quote movies all the time back in the day, too. It was almost like a religion to me because it was something I did all the time. But Jesus set me from the ways of the world and it's thinking. He can do the same for you.
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The authors of those quotes are Paul, David, and Paul, respectively. Last I checked, none of them are God.

Then you don't understand what 2 Timothy 3:16 means then.


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Think. Even our own language is with meaning taken from the Bible. The word "atom" is derivative of the name "Adam."

The word atom comes from the Greek word ατομος, which in classical times meant something undivided, by NT times it meant an instant of time, and in modern Greek it means a person.

Scientific terms are usually borrowed from Greek, sometimes from Latin and never from Hebrew.
 
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Please take note that I referred to Christians throughout history who were pacificists as the New Testament teaches.


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Um, excuse me, but the Thirty Years War was a war motivated by religion and fought by Christians.
 
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The word atom comes from the Greek word ατομος, which in classical times meant something undivided, by NT times it meant an instant of time, and in modern Greek it means a person.

Scientific terms are usually borrowed from Greek, sometimes from Latin and never from Hebrew.

Doesn't change what I said. There is still a connection between God's Word and the English language.

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I speak English. You speak English. Most Christians here in America repented hearing English. Most Bibles people read here in America are English. Most English speaking people in America do not pick up a Greek Bible and know how to actually read it without some code key giving them a choose your own adventure type interpretion on the Bible.


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How is that relevant to your coming out with a spurious etymology?
 
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Um, excuse me, but the Thirty Years War was a war motivated by religion and fought by Christians.

Just because someone claims to be Christian, doesn't mean they are one.


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Just because someone claims to be Christian, doesn't mean they are one.


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So if they do something to embarrass you, they are not Christian. Sinlessness is not the definition of a Christian. If it was, there wouldn't be a single one of them on the planet.
 
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How is that relevant to your coming out with a spurious etymology?

I updated what I said. Sorry. I did not expect you to reply so quick.


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So if they do something to embarrass you, they are not Christian. Sinlessness is not the definition of a Christian. If it was, there wouldn't be a single one of them on the planet.

All believers sinned when they were unbelievers. They also can stumble on their road to recovery or within the Sanctification process. But in time a believer will eventually walk holy and upright in this life. However, do not be deceived, the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God; No true believer abides in unrepentant sin as a way of life and claims they are in God's good graces. That would be turning the grace of our God into a license for immorality (See Jude 1:4).


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How is that relevant to your coming out with a spurious etymology?

Whose side are you on? Wouldn't a Christian support another Christian when it comes to trying to give evidences for God's Word to an atheist?


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Whose side are you on? Wouldn't a Christian support another Christian when it comes to trying to give evidences for God's Word to an atheist?


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It depends on the "evidence."
 
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Whose side are you on? Wouldn't a Christian support another Christian when it comes to trying to give evidences for God's Word to an atheist?


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So you think that made up untruths are going to advance the cause of the Gospel?
 
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So you think that made up untruths are going to advance the cause of the Gospel?

So you don't believe there is any connection between the English language and God's Word?


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